Elon Musk reportedly scolded a Tesla employee for missing a work event to witness the birth of his child

Bill Pugliano / Getty A new book about Elon Musk, written by Bloomberg technology reporter Ashlee Vance, is filled with quotes and anecdotes that provide an inside look at the entrepreneur behind Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and PayPal.

The book appears to be filled with quotes that illustrate how Musk prioritizes his work.

When an employee complained in Tesla's early days about working too much, Musk said he would "tell those people they will get to see their families a lot when we go bankrupt," Ryan Popple, one of Tesla's earliest employees and now CEO of the electric-vehicle manufacturer Proterra, told Vance for the book.

You can read more about some of the most interesting things Musk said in Vance's new book over at The Washington Post.

(Note: This post has been updated on Tuesday, May 12 to include tweets from Elon Musk.)